timothy died that night. >> it's every parent's worst nightmare when the doctor came out and told his mother and i that timmy was dead. >> reporter: timothy's father, bernie, made it his cause to reduce prescription drug abuse and he's volunteering at one of the drug drop-off stations in philadelphia today. >> it of like christmas morning when i heard that they were going to do this. >> glor: americans were able to turn in their prescription drugs anonymously at 3400 locations around the country today. 20 months into president obama's term, the first major staff changes are under way. if past presidencies are any indication, other shuffles are in the pipeline. here's senior white house correspondent bill plante. >> reporter: they're breaking up the old gang down at the white house. it's that time again btwo years into any president's first term, and the staff starts heading for the exits. >> two years, people start to leave. they burn themselves out. they work very hard. or they have jobs they can't refuse on the outside. >> reporter: chief of staff rahm emanuel may leave as soon as n

timothy johnson. >>> new health care laws are about to go into effect tomorrow. how the changes will affect you. that's coming up all new at 5:30. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> tonight our top story, the weather. the baltimore area is under severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00 tonight. good evening, everyone, i'm roosevelt leftwich. wyoming at is in the storm -- wyatt is in the storm center. >> right now, the main cluster is tracking primarily north of maryland but we're getting just a little bit of action in northern harford county. let's take a look as we look at the broad radar picture. we can see storms to

timothy johnston has the details. >> reporter: the die teary approach is to stop hypertension proppingalso known as the dash program, is a diet high in fruits, vegetables, nuts and dairy products, but low in red meat and sugary drinks. they showed the -- diet helped to lower blood pressure and now they found the combination of foods may also help reduce the risk of kidney stones. the kidney stone is a solid mass made up of tiny crystals and while they are relatively common they are also usually very painful. more than 3400 people with and without a history of kidney stones were involved in the study. and researchers analyse urine samples of the study's participants. despite drinking similar amounts of liquid people who followed a ---style diet why you are nateed more than those who did not follow the diet. they seemed also to have higher concentrations of sit trait, an important salt that prevents calcium stones, they say the lower rate of kidney stones could be due to the higher water content in ---type foods, with this medical minute i'm dr. timothy johnson. >> listen up ladies, when

timothy johnson. >> reporter: more than 12 million american children under 6 years old attend child careool programs. amy multi-st center found low income children ha attended well structured child care centers were less likely to get in fights and break rules in their later childhood years. researchers evaluated children ages 2 to 4, then again when they were 7 to 11. the children were involved in early education programs in the community, including daycares, head start and home based programs. the high quality care showed particular improvement in boys and african-american children. formal daycare centers typically had more educated providers, and higher developmental qualities unlike many home centers that have smaller group sizes and lower child adult ratios. researchers say the study demonstrates the effects of proper child care on overall development in the early years, and they suggest policies be put in place for children of all socio economic levels. with this medical minute i'm dr. timothy johnson. >>> well if you think flying coach is tight we're going to tell you about some n

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timothy johnson. >> the fall sports season is in full swing.ids are putting in plenty of time at practice and the gym. with sports you have to be careful about broken bones and sprains but some of the scariest threats are germs. viruses bacteria and fungi lurk with they hang out. national athletic trainers association say skin infects count for more than half of the infectious disease outbreaks. staff or mercer can put players in the hospital. the germ hot spot, the locker room. >> we do a daily check of the equipment with the pads and bench coverings to make sure there are no accurate. even though you disinfect the outer covering you could have fungus harboring inside the crack. >> wash your hands with liquid a bar soaps. >>> how do you protect your cell phone. we have tips coming up in just 2 minutes. gecko: good news sir, i just got an email from the office and word is people really love our claims service. gecko: 'specially the auto repair xpress. repairs are fast and they're guaranteed for as long as you own your car. boss: hey, that's gre

to stimulate to economy, cutting taxes, breaks for business, my one-on-one with treasure secretary timothy geithner about plan and what's next. >>> what's the best place to put your money now? i'll talk to one of the smartest guys on wall street. we'll talk stocks, bonds, dividends and keeping your money safe. >>> and two years after the financial crisis, what have we learned? is wall street any wiser? i'll walk to a bank ceo who watched the crisis unfold from the front lines. the "wall street journal report" starts right now. >>> here's a look at what's making news on wall street. president obama reveals his administration's new plan to jump start america's sagging economy this week. in an address in cleveland, the president laidó[ out his stimu proposal. it includes $50 million to pay for infrastructure projects to help create new jobs. he's also asking for tax credits and increased loan availability for small businesses. and extending the bush tax cuts to all but the wealthiest americans. those making more than $250,000 a year. the measure would have to be passed by congress. the marke

timothy johnson. >> the fda is putting restrictions on the drug avandia.can only be used by those with type 2 diabetes whose conditions can't be dealt with by others. the maker has long defended it as a safe and necessary option to people worth diabetes. >>> prescription drug abuse is on the 'rise. how the federal government is trying to change that coming up all new tonight at 5:30. >>> we're watching the station that works for you, abc 2 news at 5, 30. >> abc 2 news is working to keep you and your family safe. i'm joce sterman, they need your help to find a murder suspect. brian kuebler has details in tonight's crime checker. >> abc 2 is working to keep your community safe each week, we're highlighting recent crimes in your neighborhood. this week baltimore city police are asking for your help to track down a murder suspect. 24-year-old vincent clark has been charged with the december 2007 murder of richard dawson. they say clark killed dawson in the 2500 block of chelsea terrace in northwest baltimore and has been on the run ever since. dawson is 5-foot

timothy johnson. >>> also in our "health alert" -- a new study finds vision problems among baltimorechool students may often go uncorrected even though that vision screening is required by law by students in the first through eighth grades. the report says uncorrected vision is leaving many students at a disadvantage in the classroom. >>> imagine living in a house that can think for itself. at least one that makes that morning cup of coffee even before you get up. new at 5:30 -- a look at the high-tech future of homes. tax on everything you buy? that's in andy harris' unfair tax plan. 23% sales tax. a 23% sales tax will cut my business in half. would be devastating. andy harris' 23% sales tax absolutely makes no sense. 23% sales tax would really make things unaffordable. that's too high for the average american out here. i don't know how we would manage it really. don't like that idea. we can't afford andy harris' idea. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. [ announcer ] complete opposites...] in complete harmony. introducing the sport hybrid. [ engine revving ] ♪ [ dance ro

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from whence all of these banking crimes start don't repeat history so this is timothy geithner who oversaw the whole collapse of the u.s. banking system but let's look at the situation overall in america where they stand now after their banking collapse where nothing has been done to. pursue the banking criminals u.s. poverty on track to post record gain in two thousand and nine the number of people in the u.s. who are in poverty is on track for a record increase on president barack obama's watch with the ranks of working age poor approaching one thousand nine hundred sixty s levels that led to the national war on poverty well geithner is saying is completely incorrect in his assessment of the problem and his remedies are completely counterproductive he believes that he can keep flooding the system with more money credit and that they're going to fake it until they make it that some point if they keep flooding the system with more of this fake debt based money that it'll catch a big ride up on some new fangled technological innovative swing in g.d.p. and that they're going to be able to pa

talks to harvard professor and russia expert timothy colton about dilemma facing the country from its past and perspectives on resetting relations with us. a little bit with. timothy colton professor and chairman of the department of government at harvard university and an expert on russia questions today thank you very much for joining us mr cole you're a regular participant of the discussions club this year is topic is russia's history and future development why do you think russia is so interested in history today twenty ten more than it was say ten years ago i think it reflects a trend which is not just russian but a think this whole part of the world. history has come back so to say you know after the collapse of the old system of the soviet system there was of course much ferment about history at that time understandably but then as the post the transition period developed it seemed more practical concerns about economic hard times and social issues and russia and all sorts of burning questions and history was kind of moved to the back burner there were other things that seemed

host: the numbers are on your screen you can talk with timothy carney.here was a book released called," young guns." what message does that book say to conservatives as a whole? -- this isn't know paul ryan and two other republican congressman who are fairly young. erick kanter is there. paul ryan is the leading budget and economic policy guide for the republicans. i think it was fred barnes called them the young guns and they put out this book. i was at their book launch party. they are saying that they have new ideas and they are not just new gingrich or ronald reagan. when i hear the ideas and they supported the wall street bailout. they stood up to obama's the expanding but many guys went along with that. when i see republicans pushing new ideas, it is a minority of them that sound like they have understood how deeply the republicans failed last time they had control of congress. if they get control both chambers this time, i think republicans might regret it because they might not have learned lesson. host: the republican response to obama's weekly

when timothy mcveigh blew up the building in oklahoma city. >> where was he? >> in the united states of america. >> that it the dividing line. >> and made a division on what we will do with him. the most vicious criminal entitled to a trial or plea bargain. either he is entitled to the rights or not entitled to the rights. >> what if timothy mcveigh got away and went overseas then say wait until he comes back or take out the threat. >> we take out the threat. >> but you are not going to shoot him when gets off the plane, arthur. >> right now they have the ability to shoot him when gets on the plane. >> shepard: if he gets here then they don't want to deal with the rules of law. this is nation of rules. the law as rules. if he sends up in the system you have to give up the evidence. that is the rule. >> it is the rule. >> if he wants to come back to the united states and declare his innocence to all the charges he is free to do that and once he does that then all the protections of the united states constitution will be protecting him. >> that is h islamist his

now only timothy geithner remains from the president's original top economic team. >>> oday, president obama heads to new york to addess t general assembly where administration officials say he'll walk a fine line regarding iran in a broad based foreign policy speech. yesterday, mahmoud ahmadinejad warned it could spark a war that would have no limits. president obama plans to leave the door open to talks with iran. ahmadinejad told reporters yesterday u.s. sanctions have damaged the chance for relations. >>> new video shows a growi problem in san antonio. violence breaking out in city buses. in the case, a woman who had a newborn strapped to her chest is seen taking a swing at a woman who had a small child nearby. the woman with the babykeeps throwing more punches. to combat such behavior, the city recently announced a code of conduct for riders. >>> in minnesota, three firefighters were hurt following a fire and subsequent explosion at a local power plant. the blast was strong enough to blow out one side of a corrugated steel building. fortunately, all the models were minor. >>> tink

. >>> timothy geithner promised lawmaker else on thursday he will rally other world powers to push china for trade and currency reform. finally, more about the power of twitter. angry police in johannesburg has posted thousands of daily warnings about where police set up speed traps in the city. >>> the giants lead the west. serious charges against pretty boy floyd and who says they don't sweet in seattle? >>> plus, one of the white sox finds the perfect way to prove and a keep a good man down. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >> this is our last summer weekend. temperatures are going to be very warm in the southern half of the nation. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." my commute home to the eastern shore every night only takes an hour but that's more time than congress spends reading massive spending bills, it's crazy. that's why i wrote a law that requires 72 hours to read every bill. i read the big bills and i said no. no to the $3 trillion budget, no to the bank bailout, and no to the health care bill. at home you would never pay a bill wit

. >>> timothy geithner promised lawmaker else on thursday he will rally other world powers to push china for trde and currency reform. finally, more about the power of twitter. angry police in johannesburg has posted thousands of daily warnings about where police set up speed traps in the city. >>> the giants lead the west. serious chges against pretty boy floyd and who says they don't sweet in seattle? >>> plus, on of the white sox finds the perfect way t prove and a keep a good man down. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >> this is our last summer weekend. temperatures are going to be very warm in the souern half of the nation. your forecast is coming up. ou're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, it's getting to be crunch time in major league baseball with divisional pennant races start to go reach a fever pitch. here'sbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the closest ploff race in baseball is not in the a.l. east, but oust west in the national league. padre

. >> my name is timothy, a former deputy city attorney. i am a member of the board of directors. just wanted to thank you. thank you of the report that resulted in the creation of the entertainment commission. thank you for the commission itself. thank you for a power in me and my partners -- four in powering -- for empowering me, and think you for being a great new friend. on january 8, 2009, i sent you an email. the abc regulations, the outcome of which could significantly have an effect. the mayor was as follows. i did not ask if i could read this, but this is me to you. cannot thank you enough. prior to my abc compelled involvement in this matter, i have only heard your name. -- had only heard your name. i think you on behalf of the tens of dozens of those whose lives you are attempting to enriched -- i thank you. thank you for the kind words. i remember how much the san francisco music scene meant for me as a young and confused guy who was gay, and you have not let it slip away. you have been, and you remain, a tireless and passionate advocate for music and life in san franc

now only treasury secretary timothy geithner remains from the president's original top economic team. >>> president obama will head to new york today to attend the u.n. general assembly. tomorrow he'll walk a fine line regarding iran in a broad based foreign policy speech. yesterday, mahmoud ahmadinejad warned it could spark a war that would "know no limits." president obama plans to leave the door open to talks with iran. ahmadinejad told reporters yesterday u.s. sanctions have damaged the chance for improved relations. >>> now here's a look at some stories, other stories making news early today in america -- newly released video show as growing problem in san antonio. violence breaking out in city buses. in this case, a woman who had a newborn strapped to her chest is seen taking a swing at a woman who had a small child nearby. other riders screamed for the woman to stop, but the woman with the baby keeps throwing more punches. to combat such behavior, the city recently announced a code of conduct for riders. >>> in minnesota, three firefighters were hurt following a fire and subseq

the police arrested 43-year-old timothy zyich. he lived in anotherout in the building, but it's not clear why he barricaded himself inside of a neighbor's apartment. there were people inside of the apartment at the time, but everyone got out okay. >>> drivers still reaching for their cell phones, but sometimes it's tragic results. a total ban on texting or talking behind the wheel. >> the tour of going through san francisco and eating. i love that idea. >>> a whole new meaning to meals on wheels. >>> caught in the act. why the navy is speaking up about two pilots testing the waters of lake tahoe. >> i didn't even know that was possible! ,,,,,, b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants winners. you have all competed admirably. admirably. a-d-m-i-r-a-b-l-y. admirably. [ male announcer ] at&t is making high speed internet affordable for only $14.95 a m

. >> speaking to my colleague, timothy wilcox, he joins us live from the mine had. tim, obviously rejoicing, we have seen the pictures, but the fact of the matter is that there is sort of a long ways to go. >> absolutely right. no one is getting any precise readings on when this could be brought to the surface, although we are hearing that it could be sooner than the beginning of november. the man that you were just listening to their, he was saying within a month. we could be looking at the middle of next month. drilling, as seen behind me, moving in from the oil industry, continuing all live long, yesterday reaching 78 meters with a capacity for drilling a very wide bore very quickly, but it keeps on breaking down. they had the pullout and start again. just behind us is drilling as well that is growing quite fast, but they feel that it might be the one. the men underground are receiving their food, it is breakfast time. a piece of granite that has been poured out, this is how they are getting their food, light, power, everything delivered to them 700 meters beneat

timothy from the municipal transportation agency is here. our project manager is also here. michael schwartz has been our authority lead. i just want to thank everyone for the incredible collaboration through the budgeting process. we are very excited to be making this request and hopefully launching a project soon. we do also have community members here. hopefully, they will add their comments. supervisor campos: i also want to echo the comments about bill level of cooperation and coordination. it's great to see that. it is an exciting project. commissioner dufty. supervisor dufty: one of the big improvement i have seen in terms of street scape on a market is when the northwest corner bart was replaced with open design. i think that would be great for market street. those bunkerish transit entrances lead to problems. >> absolutely, in terms of looking at their design, the balkan mess, the number and location of them, is all on the table. that discussion lends itself to not only improve in the urban design of the streetscape, but also fitting in other mobil facility that we

timothy rawlings was convicted in the murder of steven parish, because gang members believed he was gay. the judge sentenced rawlings to two life sentences and the max years for hate crimes. parish's mother wanted the death penalty, but is satisfied with his sentence. >> justice for him, that was my concern. he can't speak for himself. he's gone. i have to make sure that they were held accountable. >> this is the first time baltimore county has convicted someone for a hate crime. >>> it is 6:04. you know, even when we catch a piece of fuzz out of the corner of our eye, we stomp on it, smash it. we're on high alert. >> baltimore city health officials will hold a meeting at the war memorial building in downtown baltimore. the focus today is bedbugs. basically health officials will be on hand to answer questions the public may have about bedbugs, also they say it's important to get here early. seating is limited. >> the cit ritters actually turned up in the frederick county public library. a worker found bedbugs in a pair of children's books there. the county hired exterminators to make su

timothy johnson. >> we want to remind you that komen race for the cure is ten days away. abc 2 news will be live on the air to broadcast the event from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.. you can still register for the big race by heading to our website at abc2news.com. click on the lifestyle tab and you can click on think pink. all next week we will be thinking pink in that week that leads up to the big race. we will be covering all sorts of breast cancer races. be sure to tune in all day long next tuesday september 28th. ly be hosting our -- i will be hosting our call to breast health. it's all part of our extensive think pink week. >>> if you have old prescription drugs in the medicine cap net the dea wants you to hand them over. it's prescription drug take back day. it's from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. it's all in an effort to prevent pill abuse. you can drop them off at several locations in the baltimore area. you can turn them over at the maryland capital police at 29 st. john street. and the howard county police department at 2410 courthouse drive. >>> want to get your hands on

this is like the timothy mcvey syndrome in oklahoma city. >> people were saying that we don't have theame problem they had in the london bombings are i. in fact, we do have that problem. people are asking the fbi director at the 9/11 whether we have the kind of issue in this country and he said no at the time. we have had indications that we do have a home ground threat here. this ties back into the question of fighting the war overseas. we don't have an enemy that will ever come to a conference table and sign a document. we will see this problem for years to come of this country shoul. >> we are a country of 3 million people. we have seen this in other areas. we had black panthers blowing things up at one point. you cannot expect especially with young people and i assume some recruitment effort by the allies overseas, their allies ever sees, that we will not see some of this. it is scary but it would be miraculous if we did not have this. >> if you are a national security officials, you will always to a worst-case scenario. you have -- the context is it your the director of all my sec

treasury secretary timothy geithner will say that china's efforts at currency reform has been too slow and too limited when he addresses the senate later today. also, two new complaints about chinese trade practices at the wto. our guest from "the wall street journal" is with us. america says china is not doing enough to raise the value of the yuan. is that correct, given that the currency has been rising? >> the currency has been rising at is that one of the highest levels against the dollar today leading into the testimony from treasury secretary geithner. most people say it does not reflect the economic strength of china. from a fundamental basis, very few would argue that the chinese currency is fairly valued right now. >> , of and appreciation is washington looking for? in reality, how much difference would it make for american businesses. >> pending on who you talk to, it would like to see a double digits increased. you're looking at high unemployment persisting in the united states and a big trade deficits in the united states. most economists do not really think this currency i

passed in july, congress left most details to a team of regulators, headed by treasury secretary timothyiting just under way has drawn intense lobbying from the financial industry and some critics worry the new laws won't have enough bite.Ñi >>> the foreclosure crisis continues to drag down home prices.xd according to reality trac, 24% of homes solid last quarter were in foreclosure, that's up 5% from the first quarter of the year. the average price of these properties was more than 26 "%low the average price of seizure. nevada, arizona, and california were especially hard hit.xd >>> google is giving you more control over o your "in" box. g-mail will allow users to choose whether they like their e-mail stacked in chronological order or grouped together by conversation. the so-called conversation view confused and frustrated many users, who preferred their messages stacked in the same way microsoft outlook does it. >>> if you've ever dreamed of having your very own slice of paradise, today is your big chance. vendovey island goes on the auction block later this morning in seattle. the 216

timothy johnson has more for us this morning. >> reporter: mom was right. milk does the body good. a new study from researchers found dieters who consumed milk or milk products lost more weight than people who did not eat or drink dairy. participants lost about 12 pounds at the end of the two year study. the participants who drank the least amount of milk and milk products lost an average of seven pounds. more than 300 overweight, middle aged adults participate. vitamin d helps to absorb calcium in the bloodstream, and can be obtained from sunlight, milk, fatty fish and eggs. overweight people tend to have lower levels of vitamin d, but researchers said this was the first study to show vitamin d increases in the body as people lose weight. >>> 20 minutes after 69:00 this morning. if you get a parking ticket it probably kind of puts you in a bad mood. so one massachusetts town wants to help you relax. the city of cambridge now issues tickets with envelopes featuring yoga poses on them. drivers say it seems very silly. >> i think it is a waste of an envelope. i'm not looking at the p

timothy rawlings was convicted in may for his role in the murder of steven parish because bang members. he was given the maximum of 20 years for a hate crime, he's not eligible for parole. >> justice for him, that's what is my concern. he can't speak for himself. he's gone. and i have to make sure that they were held accountable. >> this is the first time baltimore county has convicted someone for a hate crime. >> landlords in baltimore county had just two more weeks to make sure every rental unit has a carbon monoxide detector installed. a new law takes effect in october on the 13th which requires the devices in every single unit of every property, new or old. failure to comply will result in fines up to $400 per unit. >> we'll follow up this fall and we'll spot check those apartment complexes with our inspectors. we'll have them go in and randomly select certain apartment units throughout the complex. >> baltimore county leaders passed the law after carbon monoxide incidents jumped from 900 in 2005 to more than 1200 four years later. >>> democracy 2010, senator barbara ma cull ski --

new york arch bishop timothy dolan, chair of catholic relief services, led a fact-finding trip there. he said while there are some signs of progress, rebuilding efforts are still frustratingly slow. >>> we have a story about a benedictine abbott. he's a gifte photographer, who finds spiritual insight in the beauty he sees. judy valente reports. >> reporter: founded in 1857. >> glory to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit. >> reporter: the abby is located in atchison, kansas. 52 monks live here. they lead lives of prayer and contemplation. the abbott is barnabas senecal. >> taking photographs reminds me of the positive. manastic mindfulness is pursuing what benedict taught about being aware daily of your presence of god with you and in the world. it's mindfulness of creation and of sharing that with others. >> reporter:bout 40 of h otogrhs a nowon exhibit at the abby. his photos include his fellow monks. >> those that didn't know his name call him father time. just a gracious man who also swam every day until he was 100 years old. a man of prayer. a man who came to our com

now, back to jim. >> lehrer: and now to treasury secretary timothy geithner. i spoke to him earlier this evening about president obama's speech today. mr. secretary, welcome. >> good to be here, jim, thank you. >> lehrer: the republicans caused current economic mess and now are refusing to participate in helping fix it. is that legitimately-- is that a legitimate description of what the president's message was today? >> jim, i'm the wrong person to ask about politics or messages, as you know, but what i can tell you is this, which is this crisis was much more damaging than almost anybody thought. it's going to take us a longer time to dig out of this hole. it's going to be harder because the damage was so severe and so savage, plus it's going to take time. we have now been growing for more than a year . the private sector-- the private sector, not the government it's private sector has now created more than three-quarters of a million jobs. we saw job growth come back sooner than the last two recoveries. part of the economy are actually doing reasonably well.

timothy geithner. and there are plenty of others.here are many goldman sachs' veterans and other big wall street veterans in this administration as well. and they destroyed her. they're threatened by elizabeth because elizabeth warren represents consumers. she's a brilliant legal mind. and just as brooks lee warren is and elizabeth said, wait a minute what kind of government is this when you're caring about wall street and ignoring the pain out there? i have to stress this, amy. this is not some abstract -- i studied economics in graduate school. i could -- the mathematical modeling and all of that stuff. this is not a game. they're real human beings who invest their whole life putting shelter over their family, caring about their family. when you go out in these communities -- and i've done some of that it's so depressing. i talked t people in rivside who cleaned officbuildings in long beach and community riversides so their kids could live in a better neighborhood. they bought this house. and they made the payments. they did everyt